Steve Jobs, George Lucas, and Guy Fieri don’t have much in common—except where their stories began. Each launched their careers at a community college, long before becoming household names.
It’s a path that Chris Tomasso, CEO of the $1 billion in revenue breakfast-and-lunch chain First Watch, also took. Before finishing his bachelor’s degree at University of Central Florida, Tomasso started closer to home at Manatee Community College—a move that, he said, came down to simple math.
